Colchester Historical Society

Current Events

The Activity Calendar for 2014-2015 is now available.
We hope to see you at some of these events.

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Our annual Christmas Party is December 15th at 7PM and will be held at the United Church of
Colchester - the brick church on the Colchester Green. The High School Chamber Choir will provide
music to entertain us. Bring your favorite finger food to share.

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There is no meeting in January. The next meeting will be February 9. Dr. Robert Sofferman will
present "The Natural World - Images and Imagination"

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Don't forget to browse our Vintage Photos section using the link at the left. If you have some photos that you would like to
add, contact Bob Furst by email or phone: 658-3706.

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Our One Room Log Schoolhouse Museum located at Airport Park is now closed for the season.

While the Log Schoolhouse is closed, you can take a virtual tour using the Museum Venues link on the left.

Before restoration

After restoration

Historical Society News

2013 was a great year for Colchester as we celebrated the 250th anniversary
of our chartering as a town. Join with the Historical Society in
thanking all those who made this
celebration possible.

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Jerry Fox told us all about "Suzie Wilson, Her life and Her Myth" at the November meeting.
If you didn't attend, you didn't find out why she has a road named after her.

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On October 13, we took a field trip to Hildene, the home of Abraham Lincoln's son Robert Todd Lincoln.

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At the September meeting Professor John Crock from UVM presented a fascinating look into the distant past of
Colchester and the Lake Champlain basin in his presentation of the "Archeology of Colchester's Ancient
Native American Past". Tools and artifacts from native Americans living in the area
from 10,000 to 12,000 years ago were also on display.

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In May the Historical Society visited the Ethan Allen Museum for a tour of Ethan's house and a presentation about his life and the museum.

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At the April 14 meeting Inge Schaefer presented "Writing Colchester History". Inge discussed her experiences
in writing her books on Colchester. One of her books is listed in the Historical Literature section.

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Don't forget to take a look at the other Colchester History items in our Connecting Links pages.
Follow the links on that page to Vermont in the Civil War for
some interesting history and events as we remember that part of our history.

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For problems or questions regarding this Web site contact Bob Furst
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